1994 Honda Accord

WHILE DRVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. THERE IS NO STUTTERING, STALLING, OR ENGINE MISFIRES, IT QUIETLY JUST QUITS. THE RADIO, HEATER FAN, AND BRAKE LIGHTS STILL WORK. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN MORNING TRAFFIC GOING 70MPH AND THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE QUITE. A SECOND LATER THE ENGINE RESTARTS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE FREEWAY. I ALSO HAVE TROUBLE RUNNING THE CAR. IT WILL START BUT NOT RUN. TO HAVE THE ENGINE CONTINUE TO RUN THE KEY NEEDS TO BE FORCED FORWARD. I NEEDED TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AND TOLD ME HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES IN HONDA'S AND ACURA'S. HE SAID THE IGNITION SWITCH IS FAULTY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HEATER CORE BLEW OUT. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE HEATER CORE BURST AND STEAM FILLED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A SERVICE STATION. THE HOT ANTIFREEZE FROM THE CORE LEAKED ONTO THE PASSENGER'S FOOT BURNING IT. THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A HOSPITAL. *NM

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES FIVE MONTHS AGO. THREE OF THE TIRES HAVE SUFFERED SUDDEN AIR LOSS, NOT DUE TO PUNCTURES. THE CONSUMER HAVE EXCHANGED TWO OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND NOW THE THIRD ONE IS FLAT. *LA THIRD TIRE FAILURE WAS DID NOT RUIN THE TIRE WHICH WAS RE-INFLATED WITH A DIFFERENT VALUE, AND NOW WORKING FINE THUS FAR. CONSUMER WAS WONDERING IF THE VALUE ORIGINALLY ON TIRE WERE NOT GENUINE. IN EACH OF THE THREE INCIDENTS, CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 45 MPH TO 65 MPH. *LA

ON MARCH 10, 2004 MY WIFE WAS TRAVELLING SOUTH ON I-5 IN TUALATIN, OR, WHEN SUDDENLY THE AUTOMOBILE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. THE AUTOMOBILE WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT, AND DOWN INTO A LARGE DITCH. MY WIFE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND IS STILL RECOVERING TODAY. SHE EXPERIENCED A DOUBLE FRACTURE OF HER RIGHT HEEL, FIVE BROKEN RIBS, A SEVERELY LACERATED RIGHT ARM AND WRIST, A LACERATED RIGHT KNEE, INTERNAL INJURIES, A COLLAPSED RIGHT LUNG, AND MASSIVE CHEST CONTUSIONS. THE INTERNAL CHEST INJURIES HAVE RESULTED IN 4 LITERS OF FLUID ON THE LUNGS, AND PNEUMONIA. HER AUTOMOBILE WAS A 1994 HONDA ACCORD EX 2 DR., AND IT WAS TOTALED. INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED THAT THIS MODEL HONDA HAS EXPERIENCED LOWER FRONT BALL JOINT FAILURE WHICH CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE. HONDA ISSUED A RECALL LETTER ON THIS DEFECT, BUT MY WIFE NEVER DID RECEIVE ANY SUCH LETTER. I HAVE WRITTEN TO HONDA MOTOR CAR CO., THEY HAVE INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT, BUT I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM. *AK

MY 1994 HONDA ACCORD HAS THE SAFETY DEFECT PRESENT IN 1998 HONDA ACCORDS (REFER TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000). I WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO BUT DIDN'T REALIZE THE ACCIDENT POTENTIAL UNTIL SEEING AN ARTICLE IN FEBRUARY 2004 CONSUMER REPORTS (PAGE 11). I BELIEVE A RECALL AND DEALER REPAIR MIGHT SAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR LOSS OF LIFE. *JB